Not only have heat and rain come at just the right times all growing season, but steady winds this past weekend have also helped hasten the drying process. Farmers now have their fingers crossed those near-perfect conditions continue for weeks to come.

Ernie Halwa offloads wheat from his combine into a grain truck driven by his son Brent just south of Edmonton on Sept. 10, 2013. Ernie said the crop was good, but conditions were kind of damp as they worked late into the night. The Halwas farm wheat, canola and barley and say they’ll be harvesting for weeks to come.